Livia married Augustus after divorcing her first husband who was on the losing side of a war against Augustus, but was spared during a general amnesty. Her first husband was even at her wedding in 38 B.C. She and Augustus remained married until his death in 14 A.D. and as he became the first Emperor of Rome, she wielded considerable authority. | Livia married Augustus after divorcing her first husband who was on the losing side of a war against Augustus, but was spared during a general amnesty. Her first husband was even at her wedding in 38 B.C. She and Augustus remained married until his death in 14 A.D. and as he became the first Emperor of Rome, she wielded considerable authority. |